Personal Ads from the ...London Review of Books...

From They Call Me Naughty Lola: Personal Ads from the London Review of Books. Edited by David Rose. Published by Scribner. Want a copy? Here's ordering information.

My finger on the pulse of culture, my ear to the ground of philosophy, my hip in the medical waste bin of Glasgow Royal Infirmary. 14% plastic and counting -- geriatric brainiac and compulsive NHS malingering fool (M, 81), looking for richer, older sex-starved woman on the brink of death to exploit and ruin every replacement operation I've had since 1974. Box 7648 (quickly, the clock's ticking, and so is this pacemaker).